McGlory's overtime goal sends Wilson to 3-AAA girls soccer semis

Wilson's Hayley McGlory (11) looks to deliver a through pass to Ivory Bailey (15) as Lower Dauphin's Liza Legro races to defend Saturday during the Bulldogs' overtime win at New Schaefferstown.

Hayley McGlory has a knack for finding the net on Tulpehocken's turf.

The Wilson senior scored a goal on that field during the 2012 District 3-AAA girls soccer playoffs. Still, she's fairly certain this latest one was more memorable.

Ivory Bailey dribbled a throw-in out of the right corner and delivered a pass to McGlory, who put away the winner from 10 yards and kicked off a celebration Saturday as No. 6 Wilson defeated No. 3 Lower Dauphin 2-1 in overtime at New Schaefferstown.

"Ivory got the cross, and I saw the (defender) just standing there," McGlory said. "I knew I had to shoot; it was wide open."

The Bulldogs (18-5) advanced to the semifinals and earned a state berth for the second consecutive year. They'll face Red Land, a 1-0 winner over Manheim Township, in the next round Tuesday with a trip to the district final at stake.

Wilson coach Tim Fick said the worst part of the quarterfinal was knowing that either his team or the Falcons (16-3) wouldn't play again this season.

"Lower Dauphin's an incredible team," Fick said. "(Coach) Nic Amici and I talked. Both of us knew we didn't want to see each other in an elimination game."

Lower Dauphin beat Wilson 4-1 in the second game of a doubleheader for each in September at the Falcon Cup. Because each side was coming off a loss on a long day, Fick could judge only so much from the match.

"What we took was a lot of respect," Fick said. "He had them playing at a high level."

It continued in the first half Saturday when Lower Dauphin converted on an indirect kick. Wilson cleared the initial shot. Maddie Duncan grabbed the rebound and passed to Taryn Messick, who scored in the eighth minute.

The Falcons, who had the wind at their backs for much of the first half, continued to pressure, but the Bulldogs didn't cave.

Shannon O'Brien evened it on a wild sequence with less than 10 minutes left in the first half. Wilson generated three shots within a few seconds of each other, the ball bounced in front of the goal, and O'Brien nudged it across the line.

"Our team defense was fantastic," Fick said. "The back line and Jess Hetrick played their hearts out. Losing Kitt Schoener to injury 10 minutes into the game, we put LeAnne (Davis) back there."

Hetrick saved a 25-yard shot from Messick about a minute before McGlory ended it with 7:48 left in overtime.

Conrad Weiser defeated Wilson in overtime for the Berks League title Oct. 17, the last time Wilson played at Tulpehocken. Nine days later, the same Bulldogs walked off that same turf and couldn't stop smiling.

"We just wanted to end well on this field," McGlory said. "We wanted to show everyone we could rise above that."